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I'm planning my daughters first birthday and I have a few questions.
1. How early do you send out invitations?
2. Is it rude to take presents home to open them or should you and baby open them at the party?
3. How long should the party last?
4. What can I put in the gift bags to send home with the kids who attend (ages will range from 10 months - 11 years and I will personalize for each child according to age)?
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1. No later than two weeks before the date of the party. This gives guests plenty of time to rearrange their schedule if possible in order to attend.
2. Considering your daughter's age. She'll need your help to open them. That's what we did at my daughter's 1st & 2nd birthday. People attending will want to & love to see her reactions when she opens and see's all of her gifts.
3. A couple hours should be sufficient. Though this will depend on if you're doing food,cake & games. If you're just doing cake and presents. You won't need more than an hour or so.
4. Gerber cookies and a rattle toy for the younger kids. And for the older. A few candies,maybe miniature candy bars(nothing containing peanuts or peanut butter in case of allergies) & a coloring book. Goodie bags don't have to be stuffed. Just a small treat to say thanks for attending.
1. No later than two weeks before the date of the party. This gives guests plenty of time to rearrange their schedule if possible in order to attend.
2. Considering your daughter's age. She'll need your help to open them. That's what we did at my daughter's 1st & 2nd birthday. People attending will want to & love to see her reactions when she opens and see's all of her gifts.
3. A couple hours should be sufficient. Though this will depend on if you're doing food,cake & games. If you're just doing cake and presents. You won't need more than an hour or so.
4. Gerber cookies and a rattle toy for the younger kids. And for the older. A few candies,maybe miniature candy bars(nothing containing peanuts or peanut butter in case of allergies) & a coloring book. Goodie bags don't have to be stuffed. Just a small treat to say thanks for attending.
Whats the perfect gift for a 2 month old baby?
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I always buy little board books with very simple pictures in them for my friends who've had babies (and for first birthdays). I started 'reading' to my son when he was about 2 months old (looking at pictures). We used those books for months and months - in fact we still use those simple books some days (at 19 months). You can never have too many books in my opinion.
If you buy clothes, ask mom what sizes she needs. I had tons of people buy NB or 0-3 months clothes and I had WAYYYY too many (he didn't even get to wear many of them).
I wouldn't buy stuffed animals or anything, most people have too many.
I agree that safety items might be good because they're usually crawling around at 9 months and they sure can get into things!
I always buy little board books with very simple pictures in them for my friends who've had babies (and for first birthdays). I started 'reading' to my son when he was about 2 months old (looking at pictures). We used those books for months and months - in fact we still use those simple books some days (at 19 months). You can never have too many books in my opinion.
If you buy clothes, ask mom what sizes she needs. I had tons of people buy NB or 0-3 months clothes and I had WAYYYY too many (he didn't even get to wear many of them).
I wouldn't buy stuffed animals or anything, most people have too many.
I agree that safety items might be good because they're usually crawling around at 9 months and they sure can get into things!
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